Naturopath Visit

Yesterday, we made the trek to our Naturopath.  Since our previous visit on July 17th, Thomas had finished part of the program set up for him.  After finishing that part, we did notice that he seemed even more tired and he began off and on to mention that he was feeling dizzy again.  He's still suffering from leg pain and now complains of foot pain especially in his heel.  I really feel like his gait is off and it often looks like a struggle for him to walk.  This trip around showed that his adrenals were suffering which could explain the lack of energy so we have a new supplement to help boost the adrenals and give him some spunk.  His mineral levels were holding steady after being off the mineral supplement for a few weeks but since it is his favorite supplement as it gets mixed in OJ and tastes like "cherry orange juice", we decided to give it to him three days a week rather than every day (Tues/Thurs/Sat).  He also got started on a "maintenance program" to help prevent Lyme Spirochetes.  The good news was this visit showed no "loose" spirochetes, it did however still show them attached to the cell walls.  Lyme is known to re-hatch so hopefully this maintenance program will do the trick in prevention.  His heart rate was stronger and more steady so we were able to reduce the CoQ10 to once a day.  We go back in 6 weeks to check how things are progressing.

Diet wise he is to avoid all "bad fats"- french fries, potato chips and any fried foods.  He doesn't have those foods often anyways so not too big of a deal, other than on the 21st he's looking for to Motocross at the fair with Meme and Pa, so we will have to come up with some "fun" fair food for him.  We are to continue with chiropractic care and the cranial sacral massages but infrared red saunas was not recommended due to his age.  We did talk to the naturopath regarding Rife Machines and he was in favor of them but not as a sole treatment of Lyme which was never our though either.  We are currently researching the options.  There are a few places that offer sessions with the machine but the protocol to aggressively attack the Lyme requires daily sessions 6 days a week plus over night so it would be best to own our own.  The Rife machine he would need is just over $4500.  The company True Rife is actually located in Parchment, Mi which is around 40 minutes away from us. We will be committing this potential purchase to continued prayer and will also be contacting some of the wellness centers that utilize them as well.  We have been off and on researching the rife machines since April of this year, it's just something we are more actively considering.  The package we would purchase would include a grounding sheet for his bed, which is also something we have been considering.

The naturopath does not feel that Thomas will be able play hockey in October either.  He did approve him trying the classes (swimming/racquetball) at the Y starting next week.  He hopes that Thomas will continue to improve and his energy levels and what he can do will continue to increase.  It's okay for him to get tired but not worn out.  Hard balance to maintain.  We are super thankful that he loves to read (and is able to do that again) and that he enjoys watching movies or playing Minecraft during rest times.  He is also really enjoying driving his RC Car.  His Pa came over and used a brush hog on some of our property in the back and then lent us the tractor with a scoop and helped make an awesome course with jumps and everything.  Thomas has been able to help, Joe and Chris some with the hand work involved in making the course spectacular too.

 We also enjoyed a fun couple of hours at Lake Michigan.  Thomas was thrilled to climb the dunes with his younger "cousins".

Burying himself to keep warm

I get frustrated sometimes about the things we "can't" do or why we have to limit visits and outings.  I am trying to be thankful for how far we've come but I'd be lying to say I didn't get discouraged now and then at how far we have left to go.  We've eliminated the debilitating dizziness and severe headaches but it hurts to watch him still in constant daily pain.  I believe progress is being made and  we hold to that slow and steady wins the race motto.  God has big plans for our little buddy.  I pray that we will be able to help others through this journey and ultimately when he overcomes all of this!